COURSE
NUMBER: MBA 211.1
COURSE
TITLE: Game Theory
UNITS
OF CREDIT: 3 Units
INSTRUCTOR: John Morgan
E-MAIL
ADDRESS: morgan@haas.berkeley.edu
CLASS
WEB PAGE LOCATION: http://bspace.berkeley.edu
MEETING
DAY(S)/TIME: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30
– 11:00 AM
PREREQUISITE(S): None
CLASS
FORMAT: The class consists of strategy and negotiation exercises, case studies,
discussion, and lectures.
REQUIRED
READINGS: The course will have a course reader, use
the book Thinking Strategically, and various exercises.
BASIS
FOR FINAL GRADE:
25%
Class Participation and problem sets
25% Mid semester
project including in-class presentation
50%
Term project including in-class presentation
ABSTRACT
OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:
This
course is a survey of the main ideas and techniques of game-theoretic analysis
related to competitive strategy, bargaining, conflict, and negotiation. As
such, the course emphasizes the identification and analysis of archetypal
strategic situations frequently occurring in bargaining situations. The goals of
the course to provide students with a foundation
to:
Apply
game-theoretic analysis, both formally and intuitively, to competitive strategy
and bargaining situations. Recognize and assess archetypal strategic situations
in complicated negotiation settings. Feel comfortable in the process of
negotiation.
The
course has a strong experiential component. Students will repeatedly
participate in a variety of strategic situations thereby developing the ability
to translate their analyses into practice.
BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCH:
John
Morgan is a Professor at the Haas School of Business School and the Department
of Economics, University of California, Berkeley. He won the Cheit Award in the
Day MBA Program in 2007 for the Game Theory course.
Morgan
is the Gary and Sherron Kalbach
Chair in Entrepreneurship. He is also the Founding Director of Xlab, Berkeley's laboratory for economic experiments,
Co-director of the Fisher Center for the Strategic Use of Information
Technology, and Principal of Nash-equilibrium.com, a website devoted to the
study of e-retailing.
Prior
to joining Haas, Dr. Morgan was at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton
University. Professor Morgan holds a Ph. D. in Economics from The Pennsylvania
State University and is a CPA. He is an alumnus of the Wharton School at the
University of Pennsylvania.
Professor
Morgan's research concerns three questions central to
many businesses
-How
should firms optimally price and advertise in the online marketplace?
-How
should a firm organize so those with authority possess the necessary
information to make good decisions?
-How
can a firm successfully compete in auctions?